Chronic Car Buyers Anonymous (Archived)

corvette · February 2022

Could it be the car is first place and the $15k case is second place?

qbrozen · February 2022

I’m thinking the truck is up for grabs in the first place because that build is worthless in Alaska.

explorerx4 · February 2022

Somebody is having a bad day.

jmonroe1 · February 2022

@xwesx, that was quite an alternator job. Look at the bright side of this…if you didn’t have bad luck you wouldn’t have had any luck at all doing this job. For your sake I hope it puts out lots of kilowatts before you have to do this job again.

jmonroe

xwesx · February 2022

mjfloyd1 said:
Will Carmax etc take a vehicle that has not been registered? You typically have to pay taxes first…

In personal property tax states, true. However, that's not an issue in Alaska. Federal are the only applicable taxes, and, of course, those aren't due until the following year.

xwesx · February 2022

jmonroe1 said:
@xwesx, that was quite an alternator job. Look at the bright side of this…if you didn’t have bad luck you wouldn’t have had any luck at all doing this job. For your sake I hope it puts out lots of kilowatts before you have to do this job again.

jmonroe

Ultimately, I have to thank @qbrozen for planting the idea of going in through the wheel well. I was, at first, trying to get the airbox out in order to give myself more space to get at the side of the alternator (from the top of the engine bay). However, I couldn't get it out of there without gaining access to the bottom where a couple of hoses were attached, so I finally decided to go snooping by removing that liner, and then all sorts of solutions presented themselves....

While it was a lot of work just getting to the point where I could remove the alternator from the car, this method was far simpler than disassembling enough hoses to pull it up and out through the front. Online, the only information I could find was a Youtube video that was laughably bad at actually instructing the viewer on how to perform the job.

xwesx · February 2022

andres3 said:
https://www.carvana.com/vehicle/2152536 anyone want to buy for basically what we paid in 2017 at 0 miles for this one? WOW. Maybe a few dollars less, but not much. I suppose with inflation accounted for it's "much" cheaper.

Stumbled across this one again, and I was curious if it was still on Carvana given that whopping asking price. Yep, still there... and purchase pending! /facepalm

ab348 · February 2022

corvette said:
Could it be the car is first place and the $15k case is second place?

I was thinking that maybe it was a 2 or 3 year lease on the Bronco.

nyccarguy · February 2022

Saw a couple of cool less expensive cars on my commute today. 1st was a Grey Maverick with the "steelies." It is the 2nd or 3rd one I've seen in the wild and I really like it. Good job @stickguy. The 2nd car i saw was a Corolla APEX. Grey, Black Badges. The car was a 6-speed and the guy was cooking.

stickguy · February 2022

I still haven’t seen another Maverick out on the road.

sda · February 2022

@xwesx Great job! Looking how involved that was I think I would and thrown up the white flag and taken out my credit card.

tjc78 · February 2022

@stickguy said:
I still haven’t seen another Maverick out on the road.

Yeah they are scarce here. I’ve only seen the one down the shore.

stickguy · February 2022

I’m wondering when the crazy used market normalizes. And if it will be gradual or more of a crash. Still folks on the Maverick forum getting one that isn’t what they want exactly and waiting on other orders or planning to order 2023 models to make a windfall. At some point that won’t be there I assume.

[Deleted User] · February 2022

stickguy said:
I still haven’t seen another Maverick out on the road.

We sat in one last night, already spoken for of course but we asked if we could take a quick look. The sales guy said they are trickling in but all pre-ordered. He said they had one guy back out of an order that came in on Monday, but they had a list of folks to call and it was gone within the hour.

stickguy · February 2022

That’s pretty much how it’s going. No dealer stock orders at all.

Though a lot of people ordered multiple so eventually there should be more rejected orders accumulating for dealers to keep.

kyfdx · February 2022

imidazol97 said:

graphicguy said:

I remember the dealership. Didn’t she also have one on Montgomery Road? If memory serves, it was near a Rolls Royce dealership. I went past it, but never went in. Then again, I can’t ever recall being in the market for a Buick!
I misspoke. The Schott Buick was on Montgomery Rd. Reading Rd touches but doesn't go through Norwood.

You probably got off the Norwood Lateral at Reading Road to get there.

oldfarmer50 · February 2022

Buyer beware:

https://youtu.be/hUt44UylnJc

jmonroe1 · February 2022

stickguy said:
I still haven’t seen another Maverick out on the road.

Got an idea for you. Drive the Maverick to a parking lot and leave it there. Later that day have Mrs. @stickguy drive you to that parking lot and when she drives down the aisle where you parked your Maverick yell out, “hey, there’s a Maverick and it looks just like mine”. That’s the best I can do for ya.

jmonroe

sda · February 2022

Longer post

On Monday I was afraid I might be suddenly in the market to buy another car. My daughter had a broken hearted Valentine's day. After taking lunch to her boyfriend at his workplace, she partially ran a STOP sign, she did stop but the front of the car poked out too far and bumped a passing car. No injuries other than pride. A panic call to her mom. We asked if she was OK, yes, but the car was destroyed. Front bumper essentially ripped off. Yikes. Being somewhat positive and good Boy Scout I took heavy duty duct tape and a utility knife with me. When I got there I noticed no damage to the hood, fenders, headlights, a/c condensor, radiator. Just a mess. I was able lift what remained of the bumper, click it partially in the clips to secure it. All of the plastic plug fasteners used to hold the bumper popped off. She was able to drive it home. I took it yesterday to get a damage estimate. The bumper cover and all associated fasteners needed, but otherwise all ok. Estimate of $1100. My daughter was lucky she didn't receive a ticket and the police that helped her were great. I am not looking forward to the increase in our insurance premium! To boot, I just had the car serviced and a new battery installed last Saturday! We have to wait until 2/25 to take the car in to be repaired and then 3-4 days for the repair. This was her first real incident in almost 4 years.

stickguy · February 2022

It’s old. Check a wreckers yard and see if you can find one there. Ideally the same color!

Though duct tape is a perfectly acceptable repair.

breld · February 2022

@sda - glad your daughter is okay and no one was hurt.

@stickguy - you've gotta be feeling just awesome to have secured your Maverick! Well done.

As many of us do, I've been stalking my trade in - the XC90 is still sitting at the BMW dealership after a month, at a mere $3k over the trade allowance. Interestingly, they also took in a same year (2021) XC90 Recharge in the same color.

Given the current environment, it's surprising to see a nice used SUV sit that long.

stickguy · February 2022

It’s still a really expensive used car, and not certified. At a non brand dealer. All things that make it a harder sell.

nyccarguy · February 2022

sda said:

Longer post

On Monday I was afraid I might be suddenly in the market to buy another car. My daughter had a broken hearted Valentine's day. After taking lunch to her boyfriend at his workplace, she partially ran a STOP sign, she did stop but the front of the car poked out too far and bumped a passing car. No injuries other than pride. A panic call to her mom. We asked if she was OK, yes, but the car was destroyed. Front bumper essentially ripped off. Yikes. Being somewhat positive and good Boy Scout I took heavy duty duct tape and a utility knife with me. When I got there I noticed no damage to the hood, fenders, headlights, a/c condensor, radiator. Just a mess. I was able lift what remained of the bumper, click it partially in the clips to secure it. All of the plastic plug fasteners used to hold the bumper popped off. She was able to drive it home. I took it yesterday to get a damage estimate. The bumper cover and all associated fasteners needed, but otherwise all ok. Estimate of $1100. My daughter was lucky she didn't receive a ticket and the police that helped her were great. I am not looking forward to the increase in our insurance premium! To boot, I just had the car serviced and a new battery installed last Saturday! We have to wait until 2/25 to take the car in to be repaired and then 3-4 days for the repair. This was her first real incident in almost 4 years.

Glad your daughter is OK. $1,100 in damage is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Was the other car damaged? What is your deductible?

oldfarmer50 · February 2022

sda said:

Longer post

On Monday I was afraid I might be suddenly in the market to buy another car. My daughter had a broken hearted Valentine's day. After taking lunch to her boyfriend at his workplace, she partially ran a STOP sign, she did stop but the front of the car poked out too far and bumped a passing car. No injuries other than pride. A panic call to her mom. We asked if she was OK, yes, but the car was destroyed. Front bumper essentially ripped off. Yikes. Being somewhat positive and good Boy Scout I took heavy duty duct tape and a utility knife with me. When I got there I noticed no damage to the hood, fenders, headlights, a/c condensor, radiator. Just a mess. I was able lift what remained of the bumper, click it partially in the clips to secure it. All of the plastic plug fasteners used to hold the bumper popped off. She was able to drive it home. I took it yesterday to get a damage estimate. The bumper cover and all associated fasteners needed, but otherwise all ok. Estimate of $1100. My daughter was lucky she didn't receive a ticket and the police that helped her were great. I am not looking forward to the increase in our insurance premium! To boot, I just had the car serviced and a new battery installed last Saturday! We have to wait until 2/25 to take the car in to be repaired and then 3-4 days for the repair. This was her first real incident in almost 4 years.

Glad she’s ok. I bet you could find what you need in a salvage yard, especially if you don’t mind if the colors don’t match. When my kid busted up the front of my 91’ Oldsmobile I told the body guy to just make it functional. I ended up with a blue bumper for a white car. The car was old, it worked fine and best of all it was cheap ($300).

Nice duct tape repair BTW.

sda · February 2022

Of all things she hit the right rear door of a pearl white 2016 Acura MDX. More of a crease, door not disformed and still operable. We have $500 deductible. I know it is an old car but it is still worth repairing correctly.

stickguy · February 2022

That bumper doesn’t look bad. Can you replace the clips so won’t need the tape? Or are they sheared off the skin? If you can rpthst and a can of paint and good to go!

I still vote for a used piece. 5 minute install, and good to go.

jmonroe1 · February 2022

@sda, glad to hear your daughter and no one else was injured. Getting a bumper cover for 1100 bucks today doesn’t sound bad at all. When the time comes let us know had badly your insurance company hits you. That is probably going to be the real bummer.

jmonroe

sda · February 2022

The bumper has cracks and a hole near the middle. Too rough to save. The body shop has already received a check from USAA. It was insane how fast they received it, about two hours after I left!

graphicguy · February 2022

ronsteve said:

@graphicguy said:

I think we’ll win more than one SB in the next 5 years.

Then again, I’m a homer!

Two words for you. Dan Marino.

Though I would like to see a compelling 3-way competition in the AFC between Burrow, Mahomes, and Josh Allen. Preferably with Allen coming out on top a few times.

Yeah….Marino doesn’t play for the Bengals. Never did!

graphicguy · February 2022

imidazol97 said:

graphicguy said:

I remember the dealership. Didn’t she also have one on Montgomery Road? If memory serves, it was near a Rolls Royce dealership. I went past it, but never went in. Then again, I can’t ever recall being in the market for a Buick!
I misspoke. The Schott Buick was on Montgomery Rd. Reading Rd touches but doesn't go through Norwood.

I knew what you meant.

tjc78 · February 2022

@sda
That really stinks but at least everyone is OK. $1100 seems about right for the repair. I’d have run it through insurance too since they have to fix the other car anyway.

Nice police officer to not give a ticket.

au1994 · February 2022

stickguy said:
I’m wondering when the crazy used market normalizes. And if it will be gradual or more of a crash. Still folks on the Maverick forum getting one that isn’t what they want exactly and waiting on other orders or planning to order 2023 models to make a windfall. At some point that won’t be there I assume.

I think its going to be a quick fall when the supply chain issues are worked out. These factories can pump out an astounding amount of vehicles. As long as there’s transportation to the dealers, the pipeline can fill up quick.

tjc78 · February 2022

@breld
I think part of the reason your XC is still there has to do with the fact Volvo actually has cars on the ground right now.

Here is a snip from my local dealer. Toyota, GM and Ford would be happy with some of these numbers

au1994 · February 2022

Glad nobody was hurt @sda.

tjc78 · February 2022

@au1994 said:
I think its going to be a quick fall when the supply chain issues are worked out. These factories can pump out an astounding amount of vehicles. As long as there’s transportation to the dealers, the pipeline can fill up quick.

So many moving pieces though. Will they have the workers to ramp up production quickly? How many were furloughed when then plants didn’t have the parts to sustain production? What is the next bottle neck? I’m sure they have slowed their orders of tires and other parts due to reduced demand. All those other parts could be the next issue.

sda · February 2022

jmonroe1 said:
@sda, glad to hear your daughter and no one else was injured. Getting a bumper cover for 1100 bucks today doesn’t sound bad at all. When the time comes let us know had badly your insurance company hits you. That is probably going to be the real bummer.

jmonroe

That's a real concern. Holding on to my wallet.

british_rover · February 2022

I think someone is optimistic

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/d/wallingford-1988-camaro-iroc/7445473476.html

tjc78 · February 2022

Those louvers while 80s appropriate don’t work in red.

What are these going for? If it checks out it doesn’t seem all that crazy.

henryn · February 2022

oldfarmer50 said:

Nice duct tape repair BTW.

“If you can't fix it with duct tape, then you ain't using enough duct tape.”

oldfarmer50 · February 2022

british_rover said:
I think someone is optimistic

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/d/wallingford-1988-camaro-iroc/7445473476.html

Just imagine yourself blasting through the CT hills with 170 screaming horses under the hood. And the best part is you don’t have to work any extra pedals.

stickguy · February 2022

IROC looks like new. Price is probably reasonable. But those louvers gotta go.

explorerx4 · February 2022

In 88 you could get a TP 350 in an IROC, although there is no mention of it, so I'm guessing not.

[Deleted User] · February 2022

Speaking of optimistic, maybe one this too, although it looks like someone's willing to drop some cash.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-toyota-4runner-29/

jmonroe1 · February 2022

british_rover said:
I think someone is optimistic

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/d/wallingford-1988-camaro-iroc/7445473476.html

As an ex guy in the biz, you should know if “you don’t ask you don’t get”.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · February 2022

henryn said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Nice duct tape repair BTW.

“If you can't fix it with duct tape, then you ain't using enough duct tape.”

Isn’t that why they’re sold in a 2 pack today?

jmonroe

fintail · February 2022

I was going to say, 80s stuff is hot these days, while it may be a little dear, it's not insane - this isn't a $5K car or something. That is if the condition is commensurate for mileage, original finishes, etc.

tjc78 said:
Those louvers while 80s appropriate don’t work in red.

What are these going for? If it checks out it doesn’t seem all that crazy.

mjfloyd1 · February 2022

@xwesx said:
In personal property tax states, true. However, that's not an issue in Alaska. Federal are the only applicable taxes, and, of course, those aren't due until the following year.

I guess that’s the case in 5 states??

mjfloyd1 · February 2022

I received an email from BMW Escondido with some discount offers until 2/28/2022

stickguy · February 2022

fintail said:
I was going to say, 80s stuff is hot these days, while it may be a little dear, it's not insane - this isn't a $5K car or something. That is if the condition is commensurate for mileage, original finishes, etc.

tjc78 said:
Those louvers while 80s appropriate don’t work in red.

What are these going for? If it checks out it doesn’t seem all that crazy.

Makes sense. That’s what us 50/60 YO guys (generally the people with money!) had as kids, or in my case, really wanted but didn’t have the money at the time (or had to get something more practical)

Stuff from the 50s, zero interest to me. 70s is the cross over point.

tifighter · February 2022

au1994 said:

stickguy said:
I’m wondering when the crazy used market normalizes. And if it will be gradual or more of a crash. Still folks on the Maverick forum getting one that isn’t what they want exactly and waiting on other orders or planning to order 2023 models to make a windfall. At some point that won’t be there I assume.

I think its going to be a quick fall when the supply chain issues are worked out. These factories can pump out an astounding amount of vehicles. As long as there’s transportation to the dealers, the pipeline can fill up quick.

I'm in a different industry, but it's transportation, not output, that's the biggest problem now.

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